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Cyrtandra grandiflora
As recorded: Cyrtandra grandiflora Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Gesneriaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 10014
- Date
- November 10, 1929
- Locality
- Koolau Mts., Waipio, Kipapa stream
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 305 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 10, 1929, St.John, H. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Cyrtandra grandiflora observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2022-01-15.

2022-01-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-01-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2010-03-11
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2009-09-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2007-05-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyrtandra grandiflora. BISH 50741. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956583189. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/50741.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956583189 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
